A partner in a live-in relationship can walk out of it without any legal consequence and people cannot complain of infidelity if one of them ditches, since both are adults, the Delhi high court observed on Monday.
‘‘Live-in relationship is a walk-in and walk-out relationship. There are no strings attached to this relationship nor does this relationship create any legal bond between the partners,’’ justice S N Dhingra pointed out while quoting the law while quashing criminal proceedings initiated by a woman against her live-in partner after he refused to marry her.
‘‘People who choose to have live-in relationship cannot complain of infidelity or immorality as live-in relationships are also known to have been between a married man and unmarried woman or vice versa,’’ the court added. The court passed the order on a petition filed by a London based lawyer — against whom a criminal complaint was filed by a lady with whom he had live-in relationship — seeking to quash proceeding against him.
The petitioner had submitted that he refused to marry the woman as his parents were against the relationship. Granting relief to Kumar, the court said the FIR should be quashed to prevent misuse of criminal justice system for personal vengeance. ‘‘It is a contract of living together which is renewed everyday by the parties and can be terminated by either of the parties without consent of the other party and one party can walk out at will at any time,’’ the court noted.
Source:- The Times of India,10 August 2010, Delhi Page No. 6
‘‘Live-in relationship is a walk-in and walk-out relationship. There are no strings attached to this relationship nor does this relationship create any legal bond between the partners,’’ justice S N Dhingra pointed out while quoting the law while quashing criminal proceedings initiated by a woman against her live-in partner after he refused to marry her.
‘‘People who choose to have live-in relationship cannot complain of infidelity or immorality as live-in relationships are also known to have been between a married man and unmarried woman or vice versa,’’ the court added. The court passed the order on a petition filed by a London based lawyer — against whom a criminal complaint was filed by a lady with whom he had live-in relationship — seeking to quash proceeding against him.
The petitioner had submitted that he refused to marry the woman as his parents were against the relationship. Granting relief to Kumar, the court said the FIR should be quashed to prevent misuse of criminal justice system for personal vengeance. ‘‘It is a contract of living together which is renewed everyday by the parties and can be terminated by either of the parties without consent of the other party and one party can walk out at will at any time,’’ the court noted.
Source:- The Times of India,10 August 2010, Delhi Page No. 6
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